Unlike standard eye drops that get washed away by tears within minutes, living eye drops use bacteria that colonize the eye and continuously release therapeutic proteins after a single application.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Her husband Ve Bui accepted the honor, holding back tears.
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